That story was appropriation because she did not talk to anyone about using it and how to do so tastefully. She claimed that the stories started with wizards which changes the original story of the culture and treats it insensitively. It probably would have been okay if she approached the Navajo and said “can I use…

Actually there’s a difference between appropriation and referencing. In this specific case it’s referencing, or paying ode to and not appropriating, or stealing/using to make a profit/claiming rights to.

This article is all over the place! 1) Is it cultural appropriation? I agree her stories were because she claimed that the wizards were the origin of those stories and not that the wizards were just there. (In essence, stealing the stories and paying them their proper respect.) That was the problem. This isn’t…